It can be blocked within ureter. Blockage such as a stone can hinder the urine flow from kidneys to bladder. Some disease process such as infection, scar or tumour in the wall of ureter can obstruct the lumen of ureter. In other cases, any mass or swelling in side abdomen/pelvis can compress the ureter from outside.
Expenditure as a percentage of GDP: 11.6% (3rd highest). Life expectancy: 82.2 years. Although nine countries in the OECD spent more on health care per person than Franceâs $4,118, only two countries exceeded Franceâs health care expense as a percent of GDP of 11.6%.orway spent $4,813 in public funds per person on health care, the most of any country considered. One thing that may allow Norway to spend so much on health care: the nation is one of the worldâs largest oil exporters and, as a result, has a massive budget surplus, and has built up over $700 billion in savings.
The United States Continues to Outspend All Other Countries on Health Care (Exhibits 1, 2, and 3) â¢ In 2008, health care spending in the U.S. reached $7,538 per capitaâfar more than in any other country studied and more than double the OECD median of $2,995. Health care spending in the next-highest spending countriesâNorway and Switzerlandâwas less than two-thirds as much per capita ($5,003 and $4,627, respectively). In all but two of the remaining eight countries, spending per capita was less than half the U.S. figure, and in New Zealand it was close to one-third ($2,683). â¢ The U.S. spent 16 percent of its GDP on health care.